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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1915

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Aeroplanes in the Channel. Bomb a Glasgow Steamer. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 March 1915 · page 4

Two German aeroplanes dropped three bombs near the Glasgow steamer Dalballain off the Essex coast. None of the bombs, however, did any harm…

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War Items. in the Dardanelles. Progress of the Allies' Fleet. Advance Fifteen Miles. Russians Occupy Turkish Port. When Constantinople Is Taken. Friction Between Italy and Turkey. American Lawsuit Against German Steamer Company. Japan and China in Disagreement

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 March 1915 · page 2

The following items of news have been transmitted by the Independent Cable Service:— London, Tuesday…

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Steamer Chased for Forty Miles. Then Escapes. Rotterdam

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 March 1915 · page 2

A submarine chased the steamer Wrexham for 40 miles between Harwich and Rotterdam, in the Channel, but was shaken off…

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The Thordis and the Submarine. Captain of the Steamer Emphatic. Driven on to the Enemy's Craft. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 March 1915 · page 2

The Admiralty is dry docking the steamer Thordis in order to prove whether or not the vessel is entitled to the reward for sinking an enemy's…

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Swedish Steamer Arrested. Copenhagen

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 4

The Swedish steamer Blenda has been placed under arrest. She had embarked a large cargo of guns at Copenhagen, ostensibly destined for…

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On Steamer From India. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 8

The Gregory Apear, which arrived from Indian ports yesterday, had a case of smallpox. on board but the patient, a lascar is now convales[?]nt…

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Germany and Merchant Shipping. Red Cross Steamer Chased by Submarine. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 4

A German submarine chased the Red Cross steamer Saint Andrew, conveying wounded soldiers across the English. Channel. The steamer, however, put…

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Steamer on Fire. Puts Into Sydney" After Exciting Run. Coal Bunker Ablaze. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 8

Bound from Melbourne to Ocean Island, a big cargo steamer, the Canadian transport, put into Sydney this morning with a bunker on fire…

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Adventure at Sea. Oil Steamer, Catches Fire. Buffeted by a Gale. Six of the Crew Drowned. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 4

The Norwegian oil tank steamer Lahabra, with the equivalent of 10,000 tins of benzine, aboard, has reached the Tyne on fire amidships…

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The Wars. in the Dardanelles. Russian Advance in Galicia. Germany and Merchant Shipping. Submarine Chases Red Cross Steamer. the Kaiser and Germany's "Allies Up Above." Petrol Sprayed Into Trenches. China and Japan Settle Differences. Lease of Ports for 99 YEARS. (Reuter's Messages.) In the Dardanelles. Latest About the Operations. Progress Up the Straits. Turkish Fleet Opposing. Paris

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 4

An official communique states:— During the operations in the Dardanelles on Thursday, despite the gale, we dragged the straits. The French…

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On Steamer From India. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Sunday 7 March 1915 · page 4

The Gregory Apear, whick arrived from Indian ports yesterday, had a case of smallpox on board, but the patient, a lascar, is now convalescent…

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Dutch-american Steamer Torpedoed. Returning to Rotterdam. London

Barrier Miner · Sunday 7 March 1915 · page 1

The Holland-American Company's steamer Noorederuyk, en route to America, is returning to Rotterdam, badly damaged. It is believed that…

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Steamer on Fire. Puts Into Sydney After. Exciting Run. Coal Bunker Ablaze. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Sunday 7 March 1915 · page 4

Bound from Melbourne to Ocean Island, a big cargo steamer, the Canadian Transport, put into Sydney this morning with a bunker on fire…

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Special Sunday Issue. Latest War News. The Fighting on the Russian Front. Advance at Several Points. The Victory at Prsasnysz. Retirement of German Remnants. 30,000 Killed in One Battle. Hindenburg's Losses for a Month, 250,000. Germany and Merchant Shipping. Dutch-American Steamer Torpedoed. French Warship Hits Submarine. Continued Progress in France. Germans Use Aerial Torpedoes. Incidents in the British Trenches. In the Dardanelles. Turks Disarming Some of the Forts. Officers Returning to Berlin Aviator Pegoud's Bravery Recognised. Zeppelin L8 Seriously Damaged. Food Riots in Western Germany. Brussels Statues Taken to Make Ammunition. Tribute to Australian Red Cross Work. Two German Army Corps Retire. Three-quarters of One Cut Up. Thirty Thousand Killed at Prsasnysz. Losses in a Month, 250,000 Men. with Many Guns, Army Trains, and Horses. Petrograd

Barrier Miner · Sunday 7 March 1915 · page 1

The Russians on February 26 and 27 forced two Army Corps to retire to a neck seven miles wide, between Dzealin and Schlrar. Of one German…

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Dutch Steamer Returns to Port. Rotterdam

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 March 1915 · page 4

The Holland-America Company's steamer Noorederdyk, en route to America, which was torpedoed in the Channel, has returned here, with her…

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Dutch-american Steamer Torpedoed. Returning to Rotterdam. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 March 1915 · page 1

The Holland-American Company's steamer Noorederuyk, en route to America, is returning to Rotterdam, badly damaged. It is believed that…

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Germany and Merchant Shipping. the Damaged Steamer Thordis. an Admission From Berlin. the Submarine Damaged. Amsterdam

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 March 1915 · page 4

It is semi-officially reported that Berlin reports that the Thordis was rammed by a submarine in the Channel and that the submarine returned…

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Germany and Merchant Shipping. a China Steamer Chased. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 March 1915 · page 2

A German submarine chased the China steamer Ning Chow, bound from Ymuiden for Glasgow, for 20 minutes off Lands End. The Ning…

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The Wars. Onward to Constantinople. Serious Position in the Capital. Progress in the Dardanelles. Allies' Success Elates the Balkan States What the Queen Elizabeth Did. Russia's Land Successes. Operations Around Prsasnysz. French Progress in Alsace. Fresh Fighting Around Ypres. Greeks Clamoring for War. Impending Civil Conflict in Portugal. Atrocities in Servia. China Steamer Chased by Submarine. (Reuter's Messages.) On to Constantinople. the Dardanelles Bombardment. a Spectator's Description. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 March 1915 · page 2

The "Daily Chronicle's" Athens correspondent says that the Turks were using many floating mines in the Dardanelles. Some floated as far as…

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Russian Black Sea Fleet Bombards. Damage Ashore, Steamers Sunk. Paris

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 March 1915 · page 2

The Russian Black Sea fleet bombarded the coast in the vicinity of Erfgli, in Turkey, and silenced the enemy's batteries, destroying the coal…

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